Decided to give this newsgroup malarky a whirl - Page 9

Daz · 27-03-2007, 11:08

Finding a news client with a web management interface is harder than finding one for torrents I can tell ya

Compromise at the moment is to queue a load of downloads up, wrap the thing up in srvany and run it as a service so they download in the background. Though it's not my ideal solution.

Matblack · 27-03-2007, 11:11

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Originally Posted by Daz

Finding a news client with a web management interface is harder than finding one for torrents I can tell ya

Compromise at the moment is to queue a load of downloads up, wrap the thing up in srvany and run it as a service so they download in the background. Though it's not my ideal solution.

I have no idea what you are talking about

I just load up Grabit while I'm out, stuff it with nzbs and leave it to run, whenI get home I have stuff \o/

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Daz · 27-03-2007, 11:13

I was born and raised to believe interactive logons are the suck, so I try to avoid them where ever possible

Matblack · 27-03-2007, 11:16

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Originally Posted by Daz

I was born and raised to believe interactive logons are the suck, so I try to avoid them where ever possible

Nope you've lost me completely, interactive login?

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Daz · 27-03-2007, 11:17

Sitting down and logging into a machine is an interactive logon. Using those for any services (defined as anything you want to run without user interaction, at least to me) is bad practice.

This is all availability stuff though that I preach regularly to underlings so it's well drilled into me. It's all habit now

Matblack · 27-03-2007, 11:22

I sort of understand, but surely you require user interaction to look at Newzbin and then press a button to tell the machine you want to d/l a nzb? Otherwise you need some sort of neural interface

Once I select an nzb I confirm the download and the system boots grabit and starts downloading the file, so esentially I don't have any interaction with Grabit, it even self loads, or it it that fat that it boots an interface the issue?

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Daz · 27-03-2007, 11:31

It's still running in an interactive session - If that session terminates, then the application goes with it. You'd be amazed at how many applications I see running on logged in consoles that serve large percentages of a businesses users or clients. All it takes is a powercut out of hours and it's gone. You can spend money on UPS's and what not to bring the machines down in a controlled manner and back up again when power is restored, but what's the point if the application on that server requires interaction to be running again.

When it comes to sys admin stuff I have a compulsion to do things right, and while it makes me very good at my job, it tends to make me anal with my own IT setup

8 I3ALL · 27-03-2007, 17:11

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Originally Posted by Daz

It's still running in an interactive session - If that session terminates, then the application goes with it. You'd be amazed at how many applications I see running on logged in consoles that serve large percentages of a businesses users or clients. All it takes is a powercut out of hours and it's gone. You can spend money on UPS's and what not to bring the machines down in a controlled manner and back up again when power is restored, but what's the point if the application on that server requires interaction to be running again.

When it comes to sys admin stuff I have a compulsion to do things right, and while it makes me very good at my job, it tends to make me anal with my own IT setup

Wooooooooooooooooooooosh

Well over my head that lot !!!!

What sort of speeds are you all getting from Newshosting ? in relation to your connection of course

Daz · 27-03-2007, 17:14

Maxed, poultry 2MB though. Funny, bandwidth never bothered me before, but now I have DVD rips queued up I'm getting impatient all of a sudden

8 I3ALL · 27-03-2007, 17:16

i know that feeling and im on 8MB !!! ...but i have to say for the first time in ages i cant find anything i want to download

27-03-2007, 11:08	#81
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Finding a news client with a web management interface is harder than finding one for torrents I can tell ya Compromise at the moment is to queue a load of downloads up, wrap the thing up in srvany and run it as a service so they download in the background. Though it's not my ideal solution. __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 11:13	#83
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I was born and raised to believe interactive logons are the suck, so I try to avoid them where ever possible __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 11:17	#85
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Sitting down and logging into a machine is an interactive logon. Using those for any services (defined as anything you want to run without user interaction, at least to me) is bad practice. This is all availability stuff though that I preach regularly to underlings so it's well drilled into me. It's all habit now __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 11:22	#86
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I sort of understand, but surely you require user interaction to look at Newzbin and then press a button to tell the machine you want to d/l a nzb? Otherwise you need some sort of neural interface Once I select an nzb I confirm the download and the system boots grabit and starts downloading the file, so esentially I don't have any interaction with Grabit, it even self loads, or it it that fat that it boots an interface the issue? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

27-03-2007, 11:31	#87
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	It's still running in an interactive session - If that session terminates, then the application goes with it. You'd be amazed at how many applications I see running on logged in consoles that serve large percentages of a businesses users or clients. All it takes is a powercut out of hours and it's gone. You can spend money on UPS's and what not to bring the machines down in a controlled manner and back up again when power is restored, but what's the point if the application on that server requires interaction to be running again. When it comes to sys admin stuff I have a compulsion to do things right, and while it makes me very good at my job, it tends to make me anal with my own IT setup __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 17:14	#89
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Maxed, poultry 2MB though. Funny, bandwidth never bothered me before, but now I have DVD rips queued up I'm getting impatient all of a sudden __________________ apt-get moo

27-03-2007, 17:16	#90
8 I3ALL Vodka Martini Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Forum Heaven Posts: 732	i know that feeling and im on 8MB !!! ...but i have to say for the first time in ages i cant find anything i want to download __________________ MySpace